This is a great miniseries. I really enjoyed it a lot. It
reminds me quite a bit of the great old historical
miniseries that used to air in the 70's and 80's, yet it's
much better than those, and faster-paced. It seems very
realistic and not as overly-romantic as, say, "North and
South". I can't compare it to the famous Titanic movie,
though, because I never saw that one.

The main character is Dr. Muir, played by Kevin Zegers.
He is fabulous in this role, and so gorgeous, with wonderful
blue eyes. His character is a metallurgist, come to Belfast,
where they are building the great new ship Titanic. He is
determined to make sure that the ship will hold up and be
safe. He battles against businessmen with their own agendas,
who are themselves fighting against unions and other
problems, and he has a big secret of his own that he has to
keep. The dialogue of the movie is enchanting. They use
unusual words that you don't hear too much in today's
speech, such as "supine" and "obdurate". That made it seem
more like it was from an older time.

Of course there is still plenty of romance for the
protagonist Dr. Muir and others. The story is great and
woven very well. It's interesting to see how they made ships
back then, and how it affected not only their company but
the whole town. The legendary British actor Derek
Jacobi plays the man in charge of the local office of the
White Star company, which is building the ship. There are
smaller roles by Neve Campbell as a reporter and Chris Noth
as J.P. Morgan, who is funding the building of the ship. A
lot of the story is about how the poor Irish workers fare in
their jobs building the job, but also the people in
management, most of whom are British.

Of course, there is a sense of tragedy and inevitability
in the movie before it even begins, but you are quickly
drawn into the story of the characters and their lives as
well. We can only hope they all survive by the end of the
miniseries and are not too affected by the Titanic's sinking
(I'm not telling). You will have to watch it to find out.
You really should watch it because it's a really enjoyable
miniseries.

The DVD has two special features. One is about the visual
effects of the movie, and the other is your standard "Making
of" documentary. Both are illuminating, though.

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